There’s no shortage of ways to send messages these days. The mediums are endless, bound together by infinite technologies and platforms. But sometimes the simplest forms make the strongest impact. And that’s exactly what William “Mac" McCormick, owner of McCormack’s...
Local police sergeant Carol Adams is hoping that voters will write her name in on the ballot in the November 7 election for Richmond City Sheriff, a race she entered two weeks ago. The deadline to get on the ballot was June 13, nearly 4 months before the epiphany that led to Adams's candidacy. Adams, a devout Christian, talks about her candidacy...
The Virginia gubernatorial race has finally succumbed to the full scope of negativity everyone probably expected. It was only a matter of time. Say goodbye to the genteel sport of Commonwealth politics, and say hello to the new political age everyone is currently suffering through. Not that Commonwealth politics have always been polite. The last...
Most voters don’t realize just how important the post of Attorney General really is to the Commonwealth. In addition to providing the legal basis for the governor’s policy agenda, the office of Attorney General defends and upholds the constitutionality of state law and acts as the de-facto law firm of the Commonwealth. This is a daunting task in...
The Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue was recently vanadalized with the phrase "Black Lives Matter" at the bottom. The Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue was recently vanadalized with the phrase "Black Lives Matter" at the bottom. Richmond Police Department could not comment on the matter at this time. Stay tuned for more on...
In only six short weeks Virginia voters will go to the polls and select state Senators and Delegates. This is an especially critical election. In only six short weeks Virginia voters will go to the polls and select state Senators and Delegates. This is an especially critical election. Republicans are in the majority in both bodies, a flip of 1...
RICHMOND – State officials agreed Thursday to honor the Republican Party of Virginia’s request to remove a requirement that voters sign a “loyalty oath” before voting in the March 1 presidential prima RICHMOND – State officials agreed Thursday to honor the Republican Party of Virginia’s request to remove a requirement that voters sign a “loyalty...
More than 7,000 people filled the Richmond Convention Center last night to see former President Barack Obama and Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam at a rally for Northam’s gubernatorial campaign. It is one of two offseason races and viewed as a referendum on President Trump's national agenda. It’s also a high-stakes election for the Commonwealth, before...
Harvey Weinstein, the American film producer and former film director has been called “one of the film industry’s most prominent supporters of progressive causes” by the Spectator. Harvey and his brother, Bob Weinstein, cofounded Miramax, an American film company most famous for distributing classic independent films such as Pulp Fiction and...
Undocumented students facing a threat of deportation by the Trump administration are finding support in Virginia Commonwealth University’s student organization PLUMAS, short for Political Latinx United for Movement and Action in Society. The group sat down with VCU President Michael Rao in September to discuss the ways in which beneficiaries of...
